{"id":1148,"date":"2024-04-29T05:49:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T05:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2024-04-29T05:49:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T05:49:31","slug":"xerxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/xerxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Xerxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born around 519 BC to Darius the Great and Atossa, Xerxes spent his formative years amid opulent Persian royal courts. As a prince, he was exposed to critical governmental decisions and the administration of an extensive empire. His mother, a daughter of Cyrus the Great, played an instrumental role in shaping the young prince&#8217;s worldview, imbuing him with a sense of destiny and compelling him to aspire to greatness.<\/p>\n<p>In these formative years, Xerxes was educated under the finest Persian tutors, learning subjects such as military strategy, history, and diplomacy. 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